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2025-2026

The Indicator x The Student: “AT THE CORNER OF ‘AMERICA’”

Originally published in The Indicator’s Spring 2024 issue, Contributing Writer Ryogo Katahira ’27 takes on themes of purpose and identity, as well as the search for meaning in “THE CORNER OF ’AMERICA’.”

College Basketball Just Started. Who’s Going to Win it All?

Contributing Writer Ethan Niewoehner ’29 breaks down early March Madness favorites, as basketball arenas nationwide opened their doors for the first time this season earlier this month.

Around the Herd: Nov. 12 to Nov. 16 in Athletics

Around the Herd: Nov. 12 to Nov. 16 in Athletics

In this week’s edition of Around the Herd: Swim and dive opens its season against Colby, women’s soccer falls in the second round of the NCAA championship, and men’s basketball wins the Ken Wright Invitational.

UMass Apartments Demolished After Fire

UMass Apartments Demolished After Fire

Late Friday, a three-alarm fire ravaged an off-campus apartment complex near the University of Massachusetts, Amherst (UMass), leaving over 230 UMass students without housing. A State of Emergency for the Town of Amherst was declared on Saturday and later rescinded on Sunday afternoon.

College Commemorates 10th Anniversary of Amherst Uprising

College Commemorates 10th Anniversary of Amherst Uprising

Students, alumni, and professors gathered in Frost Library on Friday to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the Amherst Uprising, the student sit-in that led the college to adopt a new mascot — the mammoth.

Hotel UMass Linked to Cocaine Trafficking Scheme

Hotel UMass Linked to Cocaine Trafficking Scheme

Lamar Cook, deputy director for Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, was arrested on Oct. 28 for his involvement in trafficking cocaine through Hotel UMass and the State Office building in Springfield. Authorities confiscated more than 21,000 grams of cocaine.

Professor Discusses Homophobic Populism in Latin America

Professor Discusses Homophobic Populism in Latin America

Dwight D. Morrow 1895 Professor and Department Chair of Political Science Javier Corrales discussed populist anti-LGBTQ+ movements in Latin America, arguing that they frame illiberal agendas as promoting the public good.